Zahirul Hoque

Zahirul Hoque is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics at the School of Mathematics, Physics and Computing, University of Southern Queensland. He holds a PhD from the University of Southern Queensland (2004) and MSc/BSc(Hons) from Chittagong University (1996/1994).

• BSc(Hons), Chittagong University, 1994
• MSc, Chittagong University, 1996
• PhD, University of Southern Queensland, 2004

His research spans applied statistics, biostatistics, and statistical theory, with a focus on public health, medical data analysis, and regression modeling. Recent work includes meta-analyses of bariatric surgery outcomes, longitudinal studies on adolescent health, and statistical methods for environmental and infectious disease data.

His publications highlight expertise in gastroesophageal reflux disease, statistical imputation, regression with asymmetric loss, and public health policy. He has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Probability and Statistics and JP Journal of Applied Statistics, and actively supervises doctoral and master’s students in projects related to health data, carbon management, and graduate employability.